Where does “lunaticus” come from?

lunaticus (Late Latin) comes from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lunaticus (Late Latin): moonstruck; Of, or living on, the moon;...

Definitions

  1. moonstruck; Of, or living on, the moon;...

Ancestry of “lunaticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūna
2Old Latinlosna
3Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lunaticus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂